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So what was the true story with Hoyt? Where the rumors of alcoholism and drugs ture?
Lamarr Hoyt, a former pitcher and CY Young award winner, passed away at the age of 66, according to multiple posts on Facebook. Originally signed by the New York Yankees as a fifth-round selection in the 1973 Major League Baseball draft, Hoyt was traded with fellow pitching prospect Bob Polinsky, outfielder Oscar Gamble and $200,000 to the Chicago White Sox in a 1977 season-opening deal that sent Yankees shortstop Bucky Dent. A relief pitcher when he made the White Sox to stay in 1980, Hoyt was switched to the starting rotation in 1982 and tied a club record by winning his first nine decisions. The record was first set by Lefty Williams in 1917 and equaled by Orval Grove in 1943. Hoyt ended up leading the American League with 19 wins and showed devastating control on the mound; he walked a mere 48 batters in 239.2 innings.
Hoyt was even better in 1983, winning the American League Cy Young Award. His 24–10 won-lost record, 3.66 earned run average and even better control than the previous season (walking 31 batters in 260.2 innings and leading the league in fewest walks per nine innings for the first of three straight seasons, he also helped the White Sox capture the American League West title.
He pitched a complete game victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the first game of the 1983 American League Championship Series, giving up only one run on five hits with no walks. This was the only game the ChiSox won in the series.
Lamarr Hoyt, a former pitcher and CY Young award winner, passed away at the age of 66, according to multiple posts on Facebook. Originally signed by the New York Yankees as a fifth-round selection in the 1973 Major League Baseball draft, Hoyt was traded with fellow pitching prospect Bob Polinsky, outfielder Oscar Gamble and $200,000 to the Chicago White Sox in a 1977 season-opening deal that sent Yankees shortstop Bucky Dent. A relief pitcher when he made the White Sox to stay in 1980, Hoyt was switched to the starting rotation in 1982 and tied a club record by winning his first nine decisions. The record was first set by Lefty Williams in 1917 and equaled by Orval Grove in 1943. Hoyt ended up leading the American League with 19 wins and showed devastating control on the mound; he walked a mere 48 batters in 239.2 innings.
Hoyt was even better in 1983, winning the American League Cy Young Award. His 24–10 won-lost record, 3.66 earned run average and even better control than the previous season (walking 31 batters in 260.2 innings and leading the league in fewest walks per nine innings for the first of three straight seasons, he also helped the White Sox capture the American League West title.
He pitched a complete game victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the first game of the 1983 American League Championship Series, giving up only one run on five hits with no walks. This was the only game the ChiSox won in the series.
